Etisalat to provide 5G services for Expo 2020 Dubai

Created: Thursday, 12 July 2018 06:28

With a speed of 1.3 gbps, 5G will help its users to download and watch 4K videos without any lag. (Image source: Karolina Kabat/ Flickr) Expo 2020 Dubai has become the first major commercial customer to access 5G services provided by UAE-based telecom provider Etisalat

The 5G technology will enable users to stream live 4K resolution video anywhere at any time, with virtually no lag as it is 20 times faster than 4G.

Mohammed Al Hashmi, senior vice-president for innovation and future technology at Expo 2020 Dubai, said, “Our ability to provide 5G services to Expo 2020 is only possible due to our commitment to invest in line with our strategy to ‘Drive the Digital future to empower the society’ with solutions and services that are at the forefront of the digital journey.”

The higher bandwidth with lower latency levels will help in downloading real-world applications that are nearly impossible to achieve with current 4G speed. It has a speed of around 1.3gbps which is double of what a 4G connection usually provides.

Saeed Zarouni, senior vice president, mobile networks, Etisalat, stated, “These functions are impossible with 4G, and can’t be done at all unless you deploy fibre networks because they are very bandwidth intensive. 5G will allow this over mobile broadband. All applications including autonomous cars, healthcare, artificial intelligence, Internet of Things will now be possible.”